Best Chris Province Podcasts (2024)

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On Broadband and Society: A Conversation with Adrianne B. Furniss, Part 1 27:58

1d ago27:58

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Our goal is to bring open, affordable, high-performance broadband to all people in the U.S. to ensure a thriving democracy,” says Adrianne Furniss. In a rare interview and her first podcast, the Executive Director of the Benton Institute discusses the current state of rural broadband in the United States and her view of how to build capacity within…

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Ep. 195: Harry Mitsidis - ‘The World's Most Traveled Man’ - on his travels to Tajikistan 38:44

1d ago38:44

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Tajikistan, one of several former Soviet republics located along the Silk Road linking Europe and Asia, may be one of the least well known — and least visited — tourist destinations in Asia. Over several episodes touching on the central Asian nations colloquially known as ‘the Stans’ we’ve explored Tajikistan briefly, including an episode with Lone…

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#168 - Debating the Start of the Anthropocene 1:11:27

8d ago1:11:27

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The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch marked by the significant impact of human activities on the Earth's geology and ecosystems. In this installment of the Geology Flannelcast, we talk about the conversation that is being has about when to officially start the Anthropocene. Podcast Episodes RSS…

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When Small Cities Make Big Leaps Part 2 29:49

15d ago29:49

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What makes Canadian cities such as Waterloo, Ottawa, and Toronto hubs of high-tech entrepreneurship and successful Intelligent Communities? Since moving to Canada, Professor Darius Ornston, author of When Small States Make Big Leaps, which chronicled how the Nordic countries developed the ability to enter new, tech-based markets, has similarly stud…

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Ep.194: Exploring Asian UNESCO World Heritage Sites Part 2 36:48

19d ago36:48

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When we travel, many of us hope to experience an exotic culture or visit a spectacular natural attraction. Often these are chosen based on recommendations from family and friends or may be long-awaited bucket list destinations. Little do many of us know, however, that the United Nations has already selected more than 1000 such sites, hundreds of wh…

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When Small Cities Make Big Leaps 26:56

29d ago26:56

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What makes Canadian cities such as Waterloo, Ottawa and Toronto hubs of high-tech entrepreneurship and successful Intelligent Communities? Since moving to Canada, Professor Darius Ornston, author of When Small States Make Big Leaps, which chronicled how the Nordic countries developed the ability to enter new, tech-based markets, has similarly studi…

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179: Commitments and Accountability 39:48

1M ago39:48

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To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com. Today, we continue our series on the skills needed to lead a team. We started with building trust in episode 178. In this Magic in the Room episode, Hannah, Chris, and Luke discuss a new skill: creating an environment of commitment and accountability. The core …

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Ep. 193: Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority provinces with Ryan Ver Berkmoes 34:33

1M ago34:33

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One of the world’s most exotic islands, Sri Lanka boasts diverse culture and religious beliefs, as well as considerable natural beauty. After five decades of civil war, peace in Sri Lanka opened the island to international travel in 2009; a decade later, a burgeoning tourism was nipped in the bud by COVID. Today, we’ll have a guest with great knowl…

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Patron Bonus: Traveling Japan by Phone w Chris Rowthorn 16:25

1M ago16:25

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On this Patron bonus episode (usually only for Patrons of the show but we're sharing with everyone this time) we chat with Inside Kyoto and Chris Rowthorn Tours.com founder, Chris Rowthorn, about an experiment where he tried to travel Japan just using his phone. And he shares tips on how you can setup your phone for travel in the country.…

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Amazing Taiwan Week at ICF with Tiffany Lin 19:14

1M ago19:14

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This week marks the start of another global awards campaign at ICF. We begin the search for the successor to the current Intelligent Community of the Year, Binh Duong, Vietnam. Who will it be? We begin by naming theSmart21(see the video) on March 20th. This year’s S21 Awards and Conference will be held in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei was the 2006 Intelli…

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Ep. 192: Royal Palaces of Asia (with BKK Podcast) 52:39

2M ago52:39

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As expats who have lived in Asia for almost 25-years each - how’s that possible! - we recently got thinking about our proximity to famous, royal palaces. Scott is not so far from Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Trevor for many years lived very close to Cambodia’s Khemarin Palace. That got us thinking about other royal palaces we’ve been to throughout As…

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FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT….AND WHY with Elizabeth Golluscio, Part 2 26:42

2M ago26:42

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A NY tech exec and mother decides to serve her community by running for office in one of the most high-profile districts in Manhattan. Elizabeth Golluscio looked at her city’s $106 billion budget and found that there was limited transparency on how decisions were being made. She looked at challenges like unlicensed E-bikes (part of the 56,000 deliv…

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Ep. 191: Patron Adventures in Asia - David Rockman on Family Travel Bali 28:15

2M ago28:15

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From time to time we receive messages from Talk Travel Asia listeners about their travels in Asia and we’re glad to have inspired or assisted them with their experiences. After some recent back and forths with several patrons about their Asian adventures, we decided to David Rockman to come on the show and share about his adult family trip to Bali …

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178: Building Trust 39:01

2M ago39:01

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To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com In today's episode of Magic in the Room, we continue our series on leading a team with the foundational skill leaders must have: the ability to build trust. It may sound cliche, but trust is the foundation of a high-performing team. In fact, Luke and Hannah argu…

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Why the Maritime Provinces of Canada Decided to Become a Lot More “Intelligent” with Dr. Simon Potter 26:41

2M ago26:41

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ICF announced early this year that it issued a license for its third Institute. The new ICF Institute will be based in Atlantic Canada, in the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick at New Brunswick Community College. The new Canadian institute joins those established in Dublin, Ohio (USA) and Hsinchu, Taiwan to further promote the Intelligent Communit…

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Ep. 190: Japan by Train with Ryan Ver Berkmoes 32:34

3M ago32:34

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Ryan Ver Berkmoes has authored over 130 guidebooks to destinations worldwide, including Lonely Planet guidebooks for Oahu, Hawaii, Indonesia, Crete, and Sri Lanka. Today he joins us from Greece to talk about traveling Japan by train on Talk Travel Asia podcast with Scott Coates and Trevor Ranges.By Talk Travel Asia

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FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT….AND WHY! 21:25

3M ago21:25

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A NY tech exec and mother decides to serve her community by running for office in one of the most high-profile districts in Manhattan. Elizabeth Golluscio looked at her city’s $106 billion budget and found that there was limited transparency on how decisions were being made. She looked at challenges like unlicensed E-bikes (part of the 56,000 deliv…

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177: Lead a Team 43:11

3M ago43:11

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To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at www.magicintheroom.com Welcome to Season 5 of Magic in the Room! In this episode, Hannah, Chris, and Luke introduce the topic we will focus on this year: Lead a Team. Everyone’s leadership journey starts with leading themselves, which was the topic of Season 4 of Magic in the Room…

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#167 - 10 Year Anniversary Episode 1:23:42

3M ago1:23:42

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Celebrating 10 Years of The Geology Flannelcast Here’s to a decade of sharing our passion for geology. In this episode you’ll hear about some of the behind the scenes stories of the Geology Flannelcast. Thank you to our dedicated listeners' unwavering support. Our audience inspires and propels us forward. We are appreciative of the opportunity to s…

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Ep. 189: Sneak Preview of Upcoming Episodes 25:14

3M ago25:14

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As we near 200 episodes of Talk Travel Asia, on one hand we sometimes wonder what we could possibly still talk about, and on the other, we’re continually looking to up our game, think of topics we have not yet considered, and get even more interesting guests to share with us. We hope you have enjoyed the travel chat thus far and we have good news -…

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From Many, One: Better Partnerships For Economic Growth with Chris Gillis 30:01

3M ago30:01

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How does a university become a key driver for starting, building and maintaining industry-academic partnerships for the benefit of the local economy? Durham College’s Chris Gillis shares how he develops successful partnerships and overcomes many of the obstacles that keep other communities from moving ahead on this vital piece of the economic puzzl…

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Ep. 188: Patron Adventures in Asia - Donna Kitchen 30:32

4M ago30:32

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Donna Kitchen and her husband recently returned from a 3 month trip through Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Koh Lanta, Thailand. It was their first trip to all but Thailand, where they traveled previously in 1994. As a couple in their 50s who use the IG handle (notsogreytravellers.com), Donna and her companion traveled as glampackers, using local trans…

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Amy Rowland, Novelist and Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, Part 2 27:09

4M ago27:09

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In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Amy Rowland, Award-Winning Novelist and Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley. Amy Rowland’s second novel, Inside the Wolf, was published by Algonquin in July 2023. She is also the author of The Transcriptionist (Algonquin 2014), which received the …

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Ep. 187: Trevor’s First Trip to Asia 38:59

4M ago38:59

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One’s first trip to Asia. It’s something few forget. The smells, the sounds, the crowds, big cities, wild landscapes, exotic food, a sometimes frenetic pace, tropical beaches, incredible mountains - you’re in Asia! We recently got chatting about our early trips to the continent, started to feel old, or perhaps well-experienced, and thought it might…

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Amy Rowland, Novelist and Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, Part 1 23:01

4M ago23:01

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In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Amy Rowland, Award-Winning Novelist and Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley. Amy Rowland’s second novel, Inside the Wolf, was published by Algonquin in July 2023. She is also the author of The Transcriptionist (Algonquin 2014), which received the …

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176: One Year of Intentional Leadership 37:22

5M ago37:22

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Today, we are wrapping up our season on Intentional Leadership. We believe everyone is a leader because they can notice something that could be better choose how to change things for the better and act to make the change. This simple idea has much depth, and we have spent the last year talking about it! In this episode, Chris, Hannah, and Luke wrap…

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Ep. 186: Slow Travel with Stuart McDonald of Travelfish 51:48

5M ago51:48

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Slow travel is a buzzword that’s been kicking around a while. A “trend” in the travel industry, some might say, in the vein of ecotourism. Just as the terminology has evolved from global warming to climate change, however, more humans are increasingly considering their footprint, both on the environment and on the destinations they visit, often in …

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The Death of Local Journalism & What to Do About It with Karl Grossman, Part 2 21:21

5M ago21:21

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In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks further with Karl Grossman, Journalist, Host of the Enviro Close-Up TV program and Professor of Journalism at SUNY at Old Westbury. They continue their discussion on the changing landscape of journalism, particularly at the local level. Karl Grossman has specialized …

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#166 - North Carolina Gold Rush 56:18

5M ago56:18

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The North Carolina Gold Rush The year was 1799 when Conrad Reed stumbled upon an extraordinary yellow nugget while fishing in Little Meadow Creek, near what is now Charlotte, North Carolina. Little did he know that this chance discovery would set off a chain reaction that would forever alter the course of North Carolina's history. Word spread like …

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#167 - Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) 55:41

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The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) has left an indelible mark on the geologic history of our planet. Spanning millions of years, this colossal volcanic event unfolded approximately 200 million years ago during the Triassic period, forever altering the face of the Earth. CAMP erupted along the…

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Ep. 185: Scott’s First Trip to Asia 30:54

5M ago30:54

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One’s first trip to Asia: it’s something hard to forget. The smells, the sounds, the crowds, big cities, wild landscapes, exotic food, a sometimes frenetic pace, tropical beaches, incredible mountains - you’re in Asia! We recently got chatting about our early trips to the continent, started to feel old, or perhaps well-experienced, and thought it m…

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The Death of Local Journalism & What to Do About It with Karl Grossman, Part 1 31:46

5M ago31:46

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In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Karl Grossman, Journalist, Host of the Enviro Close-Up TV program and Professor of Journalism at SUNY at Old Westbury. They discuss the changing landscape of journalism, particularly at the local level, and what may be in store for news reporting in the future. …

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175: Hope: The Antidote to Nihilism 47:28

5M ago47:28

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To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com The rise of nihilism, the rejection of all moral principles, or the belief that life is meaningless can be challenging to discuss. However, if we are going to be Intentional Leaders, we must be willing to notice changes in the world around us. The good news is t…

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Building Trust to Revitalize Communities 28:22

6M ago28:22

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In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks further with José Roberto Lagunes Trejo, Research and Strategy Lead at Mexico City’s Fundación Hogares. They discuss trust and how a social index the Fundación has created is helping repair the social fabric in Mexican communities. José Roberto Lagunes Trejo is an ar…

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Ep. 184: Wild Journey to Kashmir and Ladakh with Dave Stamboulis 50:04

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Those are the opening lines of Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir, a “musical and metaphorical drive toward some irresistible far-off horizon”. The song has long-enticed me with it’s melodic mysticism, and when former guest Dave Stamboulis told me that he’d, quote, “Just completed a rather wild journey to Kashmir and Ladakh,” I knew that we had to have him bac…

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174: Building Hope with Guest Dr. Chan Hellman 1:01:54

6M ago1:01:54

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Dowload the free guide for this eipisode at www.magicintheroom.com. Today, we continue our series on hope by replaying one of our favorite episodes, which lays the foundation for much of our thinking. Hope may seem intangible, but leaders can intentionally nurture hope in the people around them. In this episode, Chris, Hannah, and special guest Dr.…

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173: Hope 52:29

6M ago52:29

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To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com. Today, we start the final series in our season on Intentional Leadership by diving into the topic of hope. Hope is not just wishful thinking; instead, hope is the belief that the future will be better and you have the power to make it so. This requires three th…

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Engaging Citizens in Transforming Their Environment 32:38

6M ago32:38

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In this episode of The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with José Roberto Lagunes Trejo, Research and Strategy Lead at Mexico City’s Fundación Hogares. They discuss the method used by José Roberto's organization to reinvigorate rundown neighborhoods and build trust among citizens in places where mistrust and fear have bec…

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172: Practicing Wellbeing with Guest Nicole Casey 55:58

6M ago55:58

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To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com Today we continue our conversation about well being and self-care with Nicole Casey. In this episode, Luke, Hannah, and Nicole talk about why being intentional about our well being matters and how to overcome some obstacles to taking care of ourselves. Credits: …

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Ep. 183: Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan 42:24

6M ago42:24

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When most people think of Asia, the countries that come to mind aren’t likely to be those we’re about to discuss today. Located in Western Asia, on the border of Eastern Europe, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are countries most westerners are largely unfamiliar with at all. That's all the more reason to learn a bit about them, as each has unique …

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171: Redefining Self-Care with Guest Nicole Casey 51:02

6M ago51:02

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To download the free guide that goes with this episode, subscribe at magicintheroom.com Today's episode of Magic in the Room focuses on well being. Luke, Hannah, and guest Nicole Casey dive into the idea of self-care. We discuss the misconceptions around self-care and give some practical tips that anyone can use to be more connected to what they ne…

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What Makes an Intelligent Community of the Year? Part 2 of Reflections by ICF's Jurors and Analysts 45:45

7M ago45:45

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When you watch ICF’s videos on Youtube, what you see publicly are representatives from a city celebrating when their city is named Intelligent Community of the Year. Sometimes, as in the case of the mayor of Espoo, Finland, you see tears of joy. Sometimes, you see Eindhoven representatives from The Netherlands donning red shirts in celebration or C…

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170: Elevating the Heart of the Company with Guest Ben Scholl 34:31

7M ago34:31

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In today’s episode of Magic in the Room, Chris and guest Ben Scholl talk about how leaders can cultivate a vibrant and sustainable brand by helping team members thrive. Ben and Chris take on this topic through the lens of the hotel industry, but the three principles are the same in every context: create clear paths to growth, involve everyone in pr…

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Ep. 182: Travel in the Age of Artificial Intelligence 29:43

7M ago29:43

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A.I. - Artificial Intelligence. It’s almost the only thing anyone is talking about in some circles. AI seems to be everywhere nowadays and creative industry workers are panicking over being replaced. On the other end of the spectrum, those already using it to produce grant proposals or file TPS reports rave about AI’s efficiency and accuracy, savin…

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169: Using Flow State to Care for Your Team's Wellbeing 44:44

7M ago44:44

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In our ongoing series about wellbeing, we want to turn to how leaders can care for the wellbeing of their team while keeping performance high. In this replay episode of Magic in the Room, Luke, Hannah, and Chris discuss how Mihály Csíkszentmihályi's concept of Flow State allows leaders to match the level of challenge to the team's ability. Research…

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Who are the Greatest Intelligent Communities? Part 1 of Reflections by ICF's Jurors and Analysts 40:53

7M ago40:53

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When you watch ICF’s videos on Youtube, what you see publicly are representatives from a city celebrating when their city is named Intelligent Community of the Year. Sometimes, as in the case of the mayor of Espoo, Finland, you see tears of joy. Sometimes, you see Eindhoven, The Netherlands representatives donning red shirts in celebration or Colum…

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